Category: Arts & Culture
Film writer Simon Shin reviews Park Chan-Wook’s new film, The Handmaiden. Boldly erotic and deviously provocative, Park Chan-Wook’s new film The Handmaiden is a strange and powerful tale of love. Shaped by his masterful direction and the powerful performances of its strong female leads, the film lives up to its controversial hype. The film rips open […]
Andrew Rumbles offers his take on Susan Faludi’s new novel, In the Dark Room. Susan Faludi is a feminist, journalist and writer of three previous books of non-fiction. In 2004 after hardly any contact with her father since the violent end of her parents’ marriage, Susan receives an email advising that her parent has changed […]
The New Zealand International Film Festival has returned for another year! Founded on the principle of sharing box office income with filmmakers, this film-buffs fever-dream boasts an eclectic mix of unique cinematic marvels you won’t see at your neighbourhood theatre. Queer stories are again a highlight this year, and the festival is offering up a […]
What better way to spend a wintery evening than by attending the opening show by the beautiful people from the Nederlands Dans Theater (NDT). Congratulations to Auckland Live for this extravaganza silhouetting the beauty of the human body through the magic of dance and physical expression. This Auckland season will be NDT’s debut season in New […]
express had a chat with Wellington-based documentary photographer Antony Kitchener about his upcoming exhibition at Melbourne’s Brunswick Street Gallery exploring the niche world of BDSM. So Antony, who are you? I’m a documentary photographer based in Wellington. I’ve always had an interest in topical issues, and creating visual stories through photography allows me to interact with […]
Moments after the US Supreme Court approved the historic decision to grant every citizen the right to same-sex marriage, President Barack Obama made a personal phone call to one man. That man was Jim Obergefell, the lead plaintiff who became an ‘accidental activist’ after making a promise to the love of his life to change the world. Love Wins is […]
SHAM is the latest work brought to the stage by Jess Sayer. The one act play of sixty minutes explores a tumultuous remains of a relationship between two vastly dissimilar sisters after a twenty-year separation, and the familial fallout that follows their unpleasant re-acquaintance. The presence of a mature lesbian relationship sets the work apart […]
Alan Curtis thinks that opera has something for everyone, and Verdi’s Otello, a brilliant adaptation of William Shakespeare’s masterful play Othello, is the perfect stepping stone into a life of loving opera! There are some who say opera is “not their thing.” But perhaps you like classical music, which opera has, and perhaps you like […]